Arthur Lennard (born Arthur Edward Hall; 8 March 1867 – 14 January 1954) was a British

music hall Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their entertainment as variety. Perceptions of a distinction in Bri ...

singer,

stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Sta ...

and

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actor.

Biography

He was born in

Plumstead Plumstead is an area in southeast London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England. It is located east of Woolwich. History Until 1965, Plumstead was in the historic counties of England, historic county of Kent and the detail of mu ...

, and first appeared on stage at

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in 1887. A

tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...

, he sang ballads, such as the popular "Skylark", as well as topical songs and

parodies A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

. He performed in

variety show Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical theatre, musical performances, sketch comedy, magic (illusion), magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is ...

s and

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking ...

s before retiring from the stage in 1916. He then enjoyed a brief career as a

actor, appearing in nine films in the early 1920s including ''

Fires of Innocence ''Fires of Innocence'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Bobbie Andrews and Arthur Lennard. It was based on George Stevenson's novel ''A Little World Apart''. Cast * Joan Morgan as Helen ...

'' (1922). He died in 1954 and was buried at

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. "Music Hall and Variety Artistes Burial Places", ''ArthurLloyd.co.uk''
Retrieved 20 January 2023

Selected filmography

* ''

Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Cl ...

'' (1920) * ''

By Berwin Banks ''By Berwin Banks'' is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Langhorn Burton, Eileen Magrath and J. Denton-Thompson. Cast * Langhorn Burton - Cardo Wynne * Eileen Magrath - Valmai Powell * J. Denton-Th ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Children of Gibeon ''The Children of Gibeon'' is a 1920 British silent drama film based on a novel by Sir Walter Besant, directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Langhorn Burton and Eileen Magrath. An aristocrat adopts a criminal's daughter and bring ...

'' (1920) - Mr. Gibeon * '' The Black Sheep'' (1920) * ''

'' (1922)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1867 births 1954 deaths British male film actors British male stage actors 20th-century British male actors {{UK-actor-stub